• Sanjay Sethi and Tim Murphy.
    New approach to treating COPD
    7/30/19

    UB researchers have received an NIH grant to develop a method to selectively ‘disarm’ specific pathogens.

  • Woman with eyes closed sniffs a glass or red wine.
    Compound in red wine may lead to new anxiety treatments
    7/30/19

    A UB-led study found that resveratrol, found in grape skin, shuts down a depression-causing enzyme in brain.

  • University at Buffalo logo.
    Autschbach named UB Distinguished Professor
    7/26/19

    The designation recognizes full professors who have achieved true distinction and are leaders in their fields.

  • A frustrated- or disappointed-looking woman eating a healthy meal including broccoli in a kitchen setting.
    Give broccoli a chance
    7/26/19

    UB research shows how the taste of bitter foods changes as repeated consumption alters the constellation of salivary proteins.

  • Long table filled with fruits and vegetables.
    Veggie Van study awards funding
    7/24/19

    Nine partners — including two in Buffalo — will either start or expand a mobile produce market as part of a UB research project.

  • Dna genomes sequencing.
    Personalized approach for Alzheimer's
    7/22/19

    UB researchers’ insights into a target that succeeded in animals but failed in humans reveal a new paradigm for screening Alzheimer’s drugs.

  • The gene FGFR1 in its natural state and the gene when exposed to laser light, which causes the gene to activate and deactivate.
    Scientists wirelessly hack ‘boss’ gene
    7/19/19

    The advancement, made possible by tiny photonic implants, could lead to new treatments for cancer and mental disorders like schizophrenia.

  • Shermain Aponte (fourth from left), a University of Puerto Rico at Cayey student, is a participant in UB’s CHEM 360° summer research program. UB chemists supporting her include (from left to right, excluding Aponte): professor Diana Aga, Aponte’s faculty research mentor; faculty members Timothy Cook and Jason Benedict, the program’s organizers; professor Luis Colón, who helped recruit Aponte to the program; and PhD student Grace Guardian, a research mentor.
    Becoming a well-rounded scientist
    7/18/19

    The Department of Chemistry’s CHEM 360° initiative offers undergrads a summer of lab work, as well as instruction on ethics and social media.

  • View of a Large Hadron Collider tunnel. ©CERN.
    Particle accelerator scientists meet in Buffalo
    7/17/19

    UB’s physics department is hosting a conference this week for researchers working with the Large Hadron Collider.

  • Aerial view of Beijing on a smoggy day.
    Air pollution linked to cardiovascular disease in China
    7/15/19

    The findings suggest that the country may need to re-evaluate its standards for nitrogen dioxide.

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